Microsoft OEM partner Lenovo are currently giving teachers the opportunity to win 15 ThinkPad 10s for their school. The competition encourages them to create a video that encapsulates what learning means to them. But if you want to be in with a chance of winning these devices you’ll have to hurry, as the competition closes this Friday 19th December!

Lenovo are encouraging teachers to be as imaginative as possible by asking them to create a video that completes this thought:

“Learning is...”

Clearly this leaves things wide open for teachers, and allows them to produce a video that fully reflects their own personal approach to education, and how they view the relationship between teachers, the subject matter, students, and the overarching process of learning that binds all these elements together.

Videos should be anywhere between 20 seconds and 2 minutes long, but don’t need to be cinematic masterpiece. It’s all about the thoughts of the teachers and what learning is to them… So think ‘Best Script’, rather than ‘Best Picture’! That said, there are a few brief technical guidelines from Lenovo that anyone entering would be wise to take a quick look at:

DO:

Get creative

Begin by saying / showing ‘Learning is...’

Film on a good camera or a decent smartphone

Encourage colleagues to enter

DON'T:

Show anyone under 18 in the video

Film in very low light

Make it too complicated, simple works

Leave it too late and miss out

Remember, the competition closes on Friday 19th December, so get your thinking caps on an start recording!

For more information and to submit your entry head over to ThinkPad10.com, where you’ll also find some creative videos that will offer or a bit of inspiration, and also help you and your class think outside the box. To enter this competition you must be a teacher working at a primary or secondary school in the UK, Denmark, Norway, Spain, Sweden or the Republic of Ireland. Full terms can be found at ThinkPad10.com.

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The Lenovo ThinkPad 10 is a versatile Windows device that is perfect for use in the classroom, at home, or on the move, delivering productivity via Laptop, Desktop, Tablet, or Stand mode. For more information about this, and other devices, please visit Lenovo.com.